Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 602.02 (2026)

Fact Of Marriage, How Proved

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When the fact of marriage is required or offered to be proved before any court, evidence of the admission of such fact by the party against whom the proceeding is instituted, or of general repute, or of cohabitation as married persons, or any other circumstantial or presumptive evidence from which the fact may be inferred, shall be competent.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2026 · leading case: In Re the Denial of Certification of the Variance Granted to Haslund Ex Rel. City of St. Mary's Point, 759 N.W.2d 680 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009).

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In Re the Denial of Certification of the Variance Granted to Haslund Ex Rel. City of St. Mary's Point, 759 N.W.2d 680 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 49× “Section 602.02 of the BSM ordinance applies to substandard lots, but the wording is different from the DNR rule.”

In Re the Variance Request of Johnson, 404 N.W.2d 298 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 15× “Forest Lake Township Zoning Ordinance § 602.02, subd. 4; Washington County Zoning Ordinance § 602.”

In Re Haslund, 781 N.W.2d 349 (Minn. 2010). · cites it 10× “2(B) (2009), prohibiting a proposed development, when the DNR approved the city's Bluffland/Shoreland Management Ordinance § 602.02 (1978) (BSM ordinance), which permits the same proposed development.”

Marriage of Yi Ning Ma v. Mei Fang Ma, 483 N.W.2d 732 (Minn. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 602.02 (1990). In this case, the record contains ample evidence of the marriage, including appellant’s sworn admissions and the parties’ Chinese marriage certificate.”

In re the Denial of Certification of the Variance Granted to Haslund, 781 N.W.2d 349 (Minn. 2010). · cites it 8× “2(B) (2009), prohibiting a proposed development, when the DNR approved the city’s Bluffland/Shore-land Management Ordinance § 602.02 (1978) (BSM ordinance), which permits the same proposed development.”

In re the Marriage of: Mary Yang v. Chue Fang (Minn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “” Minn. Stat. § 602.02 (2014). Once evidence of a marriage is shown, a strong presumption of its legality arises and the burden of proof shifts to the objecting party to overcome the presumption.”

In re the Marriage of: Joseph Ming Klimmek v. Elizabeth Lynn Klimmek (Minn. Ct. App. 2026). “§ 602.02 (2024). “When evidence of a marriage is shown, a strong presumption of its legality arises.”

— Minn. Stat. § 602.02(4) — 1 case

In Re the Variance Request of Johnson, 404 N.W.2d 298 (Minn. Ct. App. 1987). “Forest Lake Township Zoning Ordinance § 602.02, subd. 4; Washington County Zoning Ordinance § 602.”

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